Dear Blizzard,
Please remove “complete # number of bounties” type of tasks from Mercenary tasks. All it does is it forces us to grind low level bounties (e.g. Air Elemental in barrens) with Max’d out mercenaries. The best tasks are those that force using a specific ability, and that are perfectly matched to your Merc level, as it allows us to grind more advanced bounties while still meeting the conditions of the task.
Dear Blizzard, I disagree.
So you like doing the same level 2 barrens for hours on end, simply because of “do x bounties” quests?
I like doing them because they enable me to knock out my 4 daily tasks in less than 30 minutes generally. also unless for a specific reason the lowest level heroic is the lowest level I do.
It doesn’t “force” you to do anything. You can choose to do Barrens 1:1 but maybe you also are working on the AV bounties so you get credit for that. Or you also have a task to do damage to the Heroic bosses so it makes sense to do Felwood since it has bigger bosses.
There will always be an easy, cheesy way to do any task. But it’s your choice if you take that route.
Personally I’d rather they spent time fixing the tasks that are a pain, even when cheesed.
What I’m suggesting is actually BETTER FOR WHAT BOTH OF YOU WANT.
@ TerminalTrip - you want to do your tasks faster? “do 150 damage to protectors” is WAY FASTER than “complete 6 heroic bounties”.
@Leshrac - you want us to integrate the daily quests into a high level grind? Deleting “complete X bounties” would greatly help with that. There are other tasks such as “Do x damage to protectors” that integrate much better with high level bounties. “complete X heroic bounties” encourages low level repetitive grinding.
What I’m suggesting is better for what both of you wanted than keeping “complete x bounties”.
what is not faster is ‘do 450 damage with fel infernal’ or ‘kill 40 minions with water elemental’ and the like and they’re just as likely to replace bounty ones with crud like those.
6 bounties x 3 rounds each … I can knock out 6 heroics in 18 turns. that is less than countless other tasks. I have to wonder how low a level you are or something if you’re using ‘deal 150 damage’ as an example given that ‘deal 950 damage to protectors’ is more in line with what tasks become.
I have all Mercs maxed out and 2k+ coins for each, except the latest Pandaria ones. Just completed the Chi-Ji timed event. Deal “900 to protectors” integrates much better into late PvE gameplay than “complete 6 heroic bounties” , which is why they should really update all the tasks to be more appropriate to levels.
if you have all mercs maxed out you obviously don’t need tasks. and unless you’re farming mystery tokens there is no “late pve gameplay” save for a new few bounties once in a blue moon.
I have all equipment unlocked save for long’xin which is the only merc I don’t have unlocked. I too completed all of the timed event. I’m down to needing roughly 520 tasks which at 4 a day will take somewhere around 4 months not withstanding any newly added ones with new mercs. and since I have chi-ji’s 3rd equipment from kaz heroic the last boss there currently is there is no late pve gameplay for me, just waiting for my daily 4 tasks and 2 bounty quest to pop-up.
2 people have responded who disagree with you now and yet you continue to argue. and unless you mean ‘max level’ by “maxed” I don’t believe you because it sounds like you’re too bad to know what a benefit the 6 bounty tasks are. like I said 18 turns. vs the do 690 damage with fel infernal which not only doesn’t integrate into any passable comp it takes considerably more than 18 turns.
I still haven’t seen a good argument for removing the “X (Heroic) Bounties” tasks. They’re by far the least obnoxious of the tasks on offer.
Agreed, there are other more obnoxious tasks worth fixing.